Long Beach Buddhism

The Long Beach Zen Meditation Group hosts Zen and The Art of Living Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at the Neighborhood United Methodist Church. Zen master Charles Tenshin Fletcher, Roshi is abbot of the Yokoji Zen Mountain Center and the inspiration for the Long Beach Zen Meditation Group.

Kelly Corsino
Rising Positive Music star, Kelly Corsino, has been included in a documentary video by musician and independent video producer Jon Miller. The video is currently in production and simply asks the question, “What Is New Thought?” Elements of the New Thought Movement have influenced American culture for many years.

In a world where coping with daily life is too often set against the background of anxiety, pain and other mental and physical health problems, the new SammaDitthi meditation studio opening in Long Beach to provide a breath of fresh air.

Purple Yoga will host the Language of Yoga Workshop featuring Dr. John Casey on May 14, 2011.
Part one: The Language of Hatha Yoga. Sanskrit is the classic language of India and the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.

The Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center will launch a regular Zen meditation program in Long Beach. The first meeting is planned for Saturday, April 10 in the East Village.
Starting at 8 a.m. there will be basic meditation instruction, followed by meditation until 9 a.m.

This Thursday, Charles Tenshin Fletcher, Roshi, the abbot of Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center (YZMC), will discuss Zen practice at a free public talk at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach. YZMC is planning to open a Zen center in Long Beach to offer resources to those who are interested in meditation and Buddhism.

Kanzeon watches over the Yokoji Zen Center
There aren’t a lot of local resources for residents who are interested in learning meditation and Buddhism. Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center (YZMC) plans to change that by opening a Zen center in Long Beach.